Progress at long last. (C) 2023, JJ ShaunConcrete on the basement floor. Last Monday, Mr. Sub-Contractor had his crew up to pour the concrete for the basement floor. On Wednesday, we got word that the framing crew will be up as early as this Tuesday to finish the walk-out. If they start on Tuesday, they … Continue reading Rebuilding the Dream, Pt 137
Rain, rain, you’re too wet,Go away ‘til our house is set. That’s the mood at the moment. Rain has been our latest nemesis trying to get the house finished. For the last two weeks, we’ve seen more rainy days than sunny days. This is unusual for a region that normally sees more than three hundred … Continue reading Rebuilding the Dream, Pt 136
Mr. Sub-Contractor contacted me on Wednesday morning with pictures of snow patches covering the ground where the slab was to be poured. Temperatures were hovering near freezing. Needless to say, the weather tantrum Tuesday night put a temporary halt on our latest efforts to get the house completed. sigh The concrete folks rescheduled for Friday. … Continue reading Rebuilding the Dream, Pt 135
Imagine our surprise when all meetings with Mr. Contractor fell through this week. All is not lost, though. He hired a reliable sub-contractor who will get the job done. I met with Mr. Sub-Contractor Friday and gave him a deposit for the work. His company poured the basement walls last fall, and he has us … Continue reading Rebuilding the Dream, Pt 134
Theoretically, Mr. Contractor will be on the property tomorrow to get some additional measurements before getting started on the rest of our building. Theoretically. I’ll believe it when I see it. All this uncertainty plays hell in our psyche. With all the false starts over the last two and a half years, it’s hard to … Continue reading Rebuilding the Dream, Pt 133
It’s getting harder to update the same ol’ post every week, but here we go: No progress on our house—still. (C) 2023, JJ ShaunSame old, same old. The crappy weather pattern has shifted from snow every Wednesday to snow every Friday into Saturday. That means that the grandkids’ soccer games keep getting postponed as well. … Continue reading Rebuilding the Dream, Pt 132
We woke up to snow yesterday morning. Again. Of course, by the afternoon, it was gone again. Welcome to Springtime in the Rockies, my friends. Now that the weather roller coaster has arrived, we expect to have enough dry days to expect a move, followed by enough rain, snow, or both, to delay the process … Continue reading Rebuilding the Dream, Pt 131
The meme says it all: Two weeks ago, we were looking at having a dry access road by this time. Mother Nature, apparently, had other plans. Winter wants to hang on tight, and spring keeps pushing back. Consequently, our weather pattern is on a roller coaster. Also, being downstream from California puts us in line … Continue reading Rebuilding the Dream, Pt 129
Mother Nature isn’t quite done having her way with us yet. This past week brought more wet, spring snow and tumbling temperatures to the region. I don’t expect the snow on the property to last long, though. A week from now, the warmth will have returned. The next several weeks will be the usual weather … Continue reading Rebuilding the Dream, Pt 128
First Reader and I drove up to the property to look-see at what’s left of the snow. The short answer: Not much. The mud, however, is another story. While the snow is melting, there are still plenty of patches where thick, sticky mud would make heavy equipment operators miserable. (C) 2023, JJ ShaunThe view from … Continue reading Rebuilding the Dream, Pt 127
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